Category Archives: Economics for Dummies

Bowtie Boy gets Russia hysterically wrong

Posted on February 27, 2024 by Sabina Becker

So. I guess you must have heard of a certain “journalist” from the US of Amnesia, who recently decided to show all his countrymen how their “leftist” (really, just very lukewarmly liberal) values have ensured the “fall of Western Civilization”, … Continue reading →

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Old fart rips one at gasbag dinner

Posted on July 14, 2023 by Sabina Becker

Come for the hilarity, stay for the unfunny reality: Yes, that fart-fight at the food-fest was funny…but what’s not funny is the misinformation that Bobby Kennedy Jr. is spreading. And he’s a fucking environmental lawyer! He knows better, or should … Continue reading →

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FUX Snooze sued again…

Posted on April 25, 2023 by Sabina Becker

…and this time, it’s by their own shareholders! Here’s Michael Popok with the story. FUX Snooze shareholders suing the biggest crapaganda outlet in the US over a breach of fiduciary responsibility? People I don’t feel the least bit sorry for, … Continue reading →

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Could a new tax help bring down grocery prices?

Posted on February 25, 2023 by Sabina Becker

An economist thinks there’s a good chance that it could. CBC has the interview: An excess-profit tax could fix a lot of problems, besides discouraging grocery gouging (which I’ve dealt with here before). It could help us get universal dental … Continue reading →

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Whom is the Salvation Army really saving? (and other uncharitable schemes)

Posted on December 10, 2022 by Sabina Becker

It’s that time of year again, and a YouTuber who often researches shady businesses has some bad news for you good folks, about those bell-ringers with the little red buckets: Yup, the Salvation Army has not learned much from the … Continue reading →

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Right-wing cancel culture strikes again!

Posted on January 21, 2022 by Sabina Becker

And whoa, is it a doozer. This is Adam. Adam has a bee in his bonnet. Adam, tell the people what you’re so damn mad about. Carhartt you messed up. This is one of the most sentimental things I have. … Continue reading →

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Amazon gets Berned

Posted on March 26, 2021 by Sabina Becker

And it’s not the first time, either. But you still love to see it: It’s even more fun when you get to see David Doel getting in on the beatdown, too. Maybe next time, “The Sniper” will want to just … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: One for the whiny Wall St. billionaires

Posted on January 31, 2021 by Sabina Becker

Because it’s not fair play when regular folks get in on the game, is it, big boys?

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US citizens protest against re-opening too soon

Posted on May 16, 2020 by Sabina Becker

The Grim Reaper is a really nice touch: Reminds me of that part in Mother Night (by Kurt Vonnegut, a must-read) in which a character chants, almost melodiously, the German phrase: “Leichenträger zur Wache!” (“Corpse-carriers to the guardhouse!”) He’s remembering … Continue reading →

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COVID-19: An opportunity for the Shock Doctrine — or its opponents?

Posted on March 20, 2020 by Sabina Becker

Naomi Klein expands, briefly, on ideas from a book she wrote several years ago: I especially love how she takes a quote from far-right economist Milton Friedman (the author of the original Shock Doctrine, which Klein critically examined in her … Continue reading →